February 17, 1906 



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HORTICULTURE 



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VICTORY : 



The most prolific of scarlets, is a fancy in the fullest sense of the word, requires only ordinary 

 culture, wholesaled at $25.00 per 100 at Christmas. 



Cut Flower Market Re- 

 ports. 



Wintry conditions, with 

 BUFFALO the thermometer be- 

 low zero, have kept the 

 florists busy handling coal. Roses 

 have been in steady demand with 

 prices unchanged, but there were 

 enough to satisfy all. Carnations 

 were plentiful and the prices dropped 

 considerably. Enchantress being lead- 

 er in quality. Prices have not 

 changed much, while ordinary stock 

 required some urging, which blocked 

 up considerable. The violet trade 

 livened up and prices held firm. Bulb- 

 ous stock was plentiful and in fair 

 demand, while lilies of the valley and 

 Roman hyacinths are still on the quiet 

 list. Sales of green goods are awak- 

 ening some. 



The top grade of Ameii- 

 BOSTON can Beauty rose is miss- 

 ing from our quotations 

 this week — the first time within a year. 

 Very few blooms of any grade are 

 coming in the most of these being but 

 little better than ordinary Bonsilenes 

 in size. Other roses, while not over- 

 abundant, are excellent as to quality 

 and increasing in quantity and prob- 

 ably another week or ten days will find 

 them in supply sufficient for all de- 

 mands. Carnations are splendid and 

 the cold weather has reduced the re- 

 ceipts with good results on the markel 

 value. "Violets are selling better than 

 for some time past, Valentine's Day 

 furnishing the needed stimulus. All 

 bulbous stock and lily of the valley is 

 abundant. La Reine tulip is the best 

 seller on the list. Sweet peas are in- 

 creasing in supply and are very choic i 

 in quality generally. 



The retail stores 

 CLEVELAND have been showing 



a number of novel- 

 i its in floral valentines, such as lav- 

 ender and purple violet boxes, tied 

 with maline, purple and gold cords, 

 designs in willow ware, hearts 

 pierced with arrows and holding vio- 

 lets and lily of the valley, Indian te- 

 pees, bird's nests, etc., which are 

 very effective. 



The market is fair, stock good and 

 quite plentiful; there is a profusion 

 of violets, and lily of the valley, all 

 exceptionally fine. 



The bright side of btisi- 

 DETROIT ness was in evidence 

 again the past week, 

 which means another step toward a 

 busy season. An extensive supply of 

 bulbous stock has served to weaken 

 the prices on carnations. Roses are 

 beginning to show up better both in 

 quality and quantity, though Beauties 

 have been scarce. Violets are more 

 salable each week-, and forget-me-nots 



are not forgotten. There are some 

 very fine specimens of rhododendrons 

 and other flowering and foliage plants 

 which sell satisfactorily. 



There has been much design work 

 at times to keep florists busy. 



Business conditions 

 LOUISVILLE the previous week 

 were in some cases a 

 little slow. Carnations are of satis- 

 factory quality and have a great de- 

 mand. The supply is good. The 

 quality of roses is fine, with the supply 

 and demand satisfactory. Lilies of the 

 valley. mignonette. forget-me-nots, 

 violets, etc., find very gratifying de- 

 mands, with l he supply generally fair. 

 Hyacinths, jonquils, tulips, etc., are 

 not neglected, and are in good supply. 



Dark skies, Valen- 

 NEW YORK tines' Day, Roosevelt 



wedding and a host of 

 oilier events have conspired to make a 

 little tumult in certain lines in the 

 floral business. American Beauty 

 roses of the higher grades have soared 

 io full Christmas values, but are im- 

 possible of realization, for the very 

 good reason that practically none are 

 in existence. All roses, also violets, 

 and some other staples are enjoying 

 a better market this week than last. 

 Bulbous stock is of course abundant 

 and affected but little by the improved 

 demand. 



Good business last week 



PHILA- and stocks generally well 



DELPHI A cleaned up. A healthy 



tone and little left over 

 is often better than a boom in prices 

 with a slump at the finish. Quota- 

 tions generally have been firm without 

 advances, as the distributing centers 

 have been wise enough to think of 

 their steady buyers and consider what 

 the market would stand without flop- 

 ping. Good prices are ruling now. 

 White roses were about the scarcest 

 item on the list. Carnations moved 

 with a rush towards the end of the 

 week. Notwithstanding the enormous 

 receipts of bulbous flowers the market 

 absorbed same at fairly remunerative 

 figures. Cattleyas were very scarce. 

 Marguerites are improving and white 

 lilacs are still fine. That harbinger of 

 spring, the pussy willow, is in town 

 with his wife and dots the fields of 

 commerce with bunny tails, suggest- 

 ing the madness of March to the 

 passing throng. Gardenias are more 

 plentiful. 



The demand ineiden- 



SAN tal to a triple funeral 



FRANCISCO of heroes who lost 



their lives in trying to 



save the lives of others at the U. S. 



transport Meade fire in the bay sent 



prices of tea roses and American 



Beauty to threefold above normal, tie 



supply being tar shorl of whal 



wanted. All of last. Saturday and un- 

 til Sunday afternoon, while the bodies 

 lay in state in the great rotunda of 

 Hie City Hall, tens of thousands of 

 people passed through the long floral 

 bordered lane leading to and about 

 the flower-built bower in which the 

 caskets were half concealed. In addi- 

 tion to the wagon loads of bouquets, 

 mostly dollar bunches of cut blooms, 

 largely of violets, of which there is no 

 dearth, there were many beautiful de- 

 signs, the pieces standing higher than 

 the heads of tall men and almost con- 

 cealing the endless line of people. 



BOWLERS ENJOY THEMSELVES. 



The annual banquet of the Boston 

 Seed Trade Bowling League was held 

 last Monday night at the Langham 

 Hotel and about sixty members and 

 guests were present. 



President Harry Jenner presided 

 and acted as toastmaster. introducing 

 the following speakers: Mr. Edward 

 Crowley, Joseph Free, William Davy 

 Chris Enholm, John Guerineau, Wil- 

 liam Cahill, Stanley Perry, Herbert 

 Capers, William Nicholson, James 

 Rough and Graff ton Thorp. 



During the evening songs were ren- 

 dered by Mr. W. Haley, Harry Hodg- 

 kins, Jos. Free, Harry Jenner, Wil- 

 liam Davy, M. Holland, and last but 

 not least Mr. Harry Reid, who was 

 easily the hit of the evening. Mr. 

 William Casey and Chester Carruth 

 rendered some very fine selections on 

 the piano. 



Mr. W. C. Bimis. manager of the 

 alleys where the boys bowl, was pre- 

 sented with a gold charm as a token 

 of appreciation for the good treat- 

 ment he has accorded them during 

 the season. 



The R. & J. Farquhar & Co. team 

 proved that they were hard to beat 

 by finishing in the lead, winning the 

 pennant Cor the second time. The 

 learns finished as follows: 



Win. I. .i.i 



K & ,1. Farquhar & Co 



Sehlegel & Fottler Co 



Jos. Breck & Sum 



W VV Rawson .V. i '" 



l'.n L Si Flower Market. . . 

 Musii Hall Flower Market. 



30 15 



28 1". 



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FIRE RECORD. 



A greenhouse owned and occupied 



by Philip Lowenbaup on Mount Olivet 



le, Middle Village, N. Y., got on 



tire Feb. 4, causing a damage of $15u. 



"Frederick Justus Geist, florist, Mel- 

 rose. Mass., has filed a voluntary pe- 

 tition in bankruptcy. His liabilities 

 nt to $11,790, of which $928 is for 

 $66 for wages, $7310 secured, 

 :ind $1459 accommodation papei 

 re about 30 unsecured creditors. 

 ets are estimated at $964 

 $9300 is represented in encum 

 ■ pal estate " - Boston Globe. 



